Pentagon Reportedly Sought To Ensure Survivors Of Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats Were Sent Outside The U.S. To Avoid Justifying Military Campaign

The Pentagon sought to ensure that survivors of strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific were sent outside the U.S. to avoid having to justify the Trump administration's strategy before the courts, according to a new report.

The New York Times detailed that Pentagon lawyers at one point suggested the survivors be sent to an infamous prison in El Salvador, where hundreds of Venezuelans were taken earlier in the Trump administration.